Fucked up at the polaris music prize gala 2009 by dustin rabin

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The 2009 edition of the

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Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...

was presented on September 21, 2009 in

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"Polaris Music Prize announces Sirius Satellite Radio Canada as presenting sponsor, and Long List, Short List and gala dates for 2009"
CNW Group, May 25, 2009. at the

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and broadcast live online for the first time in its short history. The award's eligibility period for 2009 covered albums released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009."Polaris Music Prize Update"
. chartattack.com, May 25, 2009. Initial coverage of the award's shortlist noted that six of the ten finalists were repeat nominees.Guy Dixon
"Six repeat nominees on Polaris short list"
'' The Globe and Mail'', July 7, 2009. K'naan, Malajube and Metric were all finalists in the 2006 shortlist, while Joel Plaskett, Chad VanGaalen and Patrick Watson were all part of the 2007 award, which Watson won. It was the first time in the award's four-year history that ''any'' artist was named to the shortlist for a second time.

Winner

Toronto hardcore punk band

Fucked Up Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From ...

won with their second album, ''

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'', which despite being controversial, received a great deal of acclaim when it was released in October 2008.Ron Nurwisah
"F***** Up wins the 2009 Polaris Music Prize"
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'', September 22, 2009. Accessed 2009-09-22.
Archived
2009-09-26.

Shortlist

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 7, 2009. *

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'' * Elliott Brood, '' Mountain Meadows'' * Great Lake Swimmers, '' Lost Channels'' * Hey Rosetta!, '' Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)'' * K'naan, ''

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'' * Malajube, '' Labyrinthes'' * Metric, ''

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'' * Joel Plaskett, '' Three'' * Chad VanGaalen, ''

Soft Airplane ''Soft Airplane'' is the third album by Chad VanGaalen, released in 2008 on Flemish Eye and Sub Pop. It was VanGaalen's first album to consist entirely of songs newly recorded for the album; his prior releases compiled tracks from a library of ...

'' * Patrick Watson, '' Wooden Arms''

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 15, 2009."CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist"
June 15, 2009.

Media

In addition to being broadcast live on CBC Radio 3, the 2009 ceremony was also webcast on MuchMusic's website, as well as produced for later broadcast on MuchMusic.

Jury

The Polaris Music Prize blog began announcing the 2009 jurors one by one in late June 2009. Announced jurors included Corus Entertainment radio programmer Alan Cross, music blogger Bryan Acker (Herohill) and newspaper music critics Sue Carter Flinn (''

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''), Peter Hemminger (''

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''), Serge Paradis ('' Ici''), Stuart Derdeyn ('' Vancouver Province'') and Brendan Murphy (''

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References

External links

Polaris Music Prize

Polaris Full CDs, 2009 - Hear all 10 Nominated Albums in full
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